A jury compromising of filmmakers and documentary experts has been assembled for the upcoming Stranger Than Fiction festival (18 – 21 June) at Dublin’s IFI. The judging panel includes IFTA winning director Lenny Abrahamson (Adam & Paul), veteran filmmaker Bob Quinn (Poitin) and Bulgarian director Boris Desapodov ‘Corridor no. 8’.
Also on the panel are; David Rane, film producer, and director of the Guth Gufa Documentary Festival; Micheál Ó Meallaigh, Head of commissioning in TG4; and IFB production exec in charge of documentary film, Alan Maher.
With three prizes to be awarded on the night, the jury will decide the Best Irish and Best International prizes, with voting for the Audience Award taking place in the cinema immediately after the screening.
Bord Scannán na hÉireann / the Irish Film Board (IFB) has supported the Best Irish Film Award with a €500 prize and offers the opportunity of inclusion in their high profile IFB Shorts DVD, which will be promoted widely to the international film industry including film festivals, agents, financiers, sales agents and production companies.
Awards will be presented by Sean Farnel, Director of Programming at Canada’s Hots Docs Documentary Festival.
Tickets for the Stranger Than Fiction Festival are available from the IFI Box Office on 01 679 3477 or online at www.ifi.ie